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horrisonous
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horrisonous, a. [L. horrisonus; horrere to be horrible + sonus a sound.].
Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. Bailey. [1913 Webster]
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horrisonous
Stridor
N stridor, creak, creaking, discord, stridor, roughness, sharpness cacophony, cacoepy, acute note, high note, soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa, creaking, stridulous, harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous, rough, gruff, grum, sepulchral, hollow, sharp, high, acute, shrill, trumpet-toned, piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, high-toned, cracked, discordant, cacophonous.For further exploring for "horrisonous" in Webster Dictionary Online